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Student Success Center Subordinate Word Groups Prepositional phrase: begins with a preposition (at, by, for, from, in, of, on, to, or with) and usually ends with a noun or noun equivalent; functions as an adjective (nearly always follows the noun or pronoun it modifies) or adverb (can modify a verb, another adverb or an adjective and appear nearly anywhere in a sentence) Verbal phrase: a verb form that does not function as the verb of a clause, including infinitives (the word to plus the base form of a verb), present participles (the -ing form of a verb), and past participles (verb usually ending in -d, -ed, -n, -en, or -t) Participial phrase: always function as adjectives, frequently appear immediately following the noun or pronoun it modifies, and the verbal is either present or past participles Gerund phrase: built around present participles (verb forms ending in -ing), always function as a noun Infinitive phrase: usually constructed around to plus the base form of the verb Appositive phrase: describe nouns or pronouns Absolute phrases: modifies a whole clause or sentence, not just one word Subordinate clauses: patterned like sentences, having subjects and verbs and sometimes objects or compliments, but function as adjectives, adverbs, or nouns (adjective, adverb, or noun clauses) Hacker, Diana, and Nancy Sommers. A Writer’s Reference. 7th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011. Print